Talent Acquisition Partner

ROLE PURPOSE The Talent Acquisition Partner, based at Opella's Narita site, is responsible for supporting strong recruitment delivery across Japan, with primary ownership of hiring for the Narita site and backup support for Head Office-Japan hirings. The role will deliver end-to-end recruitment and build sustainable talent pipelines across Manufacturing & Supply, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Commercial and enabling functions.

Additional recruitment support for other Asian countries may be assigned on a case-by-case basis, depending on business priorities and capacity. Working closely with hiring managers and People & Culture partners, the TA Partner will translate workforce needs into practical hiring strategies and strengthen Opella's access to talent through direct sourcing, Japanese job boards, employee referrals, campus and university partnerships, employer value proposition (EVP) activation and effective agency management.

The role will also support hiring-manager training and recruitment capability building, contributing to consistent hiring practices, a strong candidate and hiring-manager experience, and accurate recruitment data in Workday across both Narita and Head Office hiring. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Own end-to-end recruitment: Lead the full hiring lifecycle from recruitment strategy discussion and requisition readiness through advertising, sourcing, screening, interviews, offer management, acceptance and handover for pre-boarding.
2. Partner with the business: Work closely with hiring managers and People & Culture partners to understand workforce priorities, define success profiles, challenge requirements constructively and agree clear hiring strategies.
3. Build direct talent pipelines: Proactively identify and engage talent through LinkedIn, referrals, professional networks, talent mapping and targeted outreach, with particular focus on recurring and hard-to-fill Narita roles.
4. Activate local job board channels: Select, manage and optimize Japanese job boards and local advertising channels. Track channel quality, conversion and hiring outcomes to continuously improve return on investment.
5. Lead campus & university recruitment: Build trusted partnerships with universities, technical colleges and vocational institutions. Represent Opella at career events and develop internship, graduate and early-career pipelines.
6. Manage agencies & vendors: Use agencies selectively for approved needs, set clear briefs and service expectations, monitor quality and delivery, and manage vendor performance and spending while reducing agency dependency.
7. Deliver recruitment excellence: Maintain complete and accurate recruitment data in Opella Workday, follow global and local processes, provide clear hiring updates and use insights to improve speed, quality, experience and compliance.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

Experience delivering end-to-end recruitment in Japan, ideally across manufacturing or site based functions and commercial functions. Strong direct sourcing capability, including market mapping, proactive candidate engagement and the use of LinkedIn and local Japanese recruitment channels. Practical experience managing job boards, recruitment agencies and vendor relationships, with a focus on hiring quality and cost effectiveness.

Experience in campus, university, graduate or early career recruitment, or the ability to build these channels from the ground up. Confidence partnering with hiring managers, influencing decisions and translating business needs into clear and inclusive recruitment strategies. Bi-lingual

• Native or business fluent Japanese & English. Additional Asian-language capability is an advantage. Data discipline, sound judgement and a strong commitment to candidate experience, confidentiality, inclusion and fair hiring. Outcome-obsessed mindset, with personal accountability for translating recruitment priorities into measurable and sustainable hiring outcomes. Strong solutioning and problem solving capability, with the ability to identify practical options, simplify complexity and remove hiring roadblocks. Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across hiring managers, People & Culture teams and internal and external partners. Strong influencing and consulting skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively, shape decisions and align stakeholders around effective hiring solutions. HOW SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED Quality and timeliness of hiring delivery for Narita and agreed wider Japan priorities. Growth in direct sourcing, referrals, job-board and early-career hiring pipelines. Reduced dependency on agencies and disciplined agency-spend management. Positive candidate and hiring manager experience. Accurate, timely and complete data in Opella Workday. Strength and sustainability of local university, community and talent-market partnerships. WE ARE CHALLENGERS All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs. Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity. Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity. Radically Simple: We make things simple for our colleagues and consumers, as it should be.